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Bedford T said:
There is a sealing ring that fits on the pump and pushes up against the oil hose. Make sure your hose is positioned correctly and the sealing ring is in place. Blow out the area to remove a lot of what escaped and it should slow way down.

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Was there a o ring that goes on the bottom of the pump? The reason why I ask is I thought the pump just just pushed against the rubber line coming from the tank?
 
Well now I feel silly. I now realize I didnt install the oil hose...:omg::dumb2: Hope I can get it in there with the case together.

Thanks for the quick response! If I can get this issue fixed up tonight, I'll be milling by the weekend!
 
You can. Just pull the hose in and position the numb. Assembling the saw the first time is a real feat. You would be odd not to miss a thing or two. There is a filter that goes on the end.
 
gchamber said:
Well now I feel silly. I now realize I didnt install the oil hose...:omg::dumb2: Hope I can get it in there with the case together.

Thanks for the quick response! If I can get this issue fixed up tonight, I'll be milling by the weekend!
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It will go right in just making sure that you put your filter on your oil filter on first and make sure you you get it aligned.
 
I had forgotten that piece in your photo also, which is what I thought the issue was, so I put that in last night and it helped. But I found it really curious that there was no rubber seal on the lower hole like the one I had put on the top. Now that I know I didn't put the oil hose on, it all makes a lot more sense.
 
gchamber said:
I had forgotten that piece in your photo also, which is what I thought the issue was, so I put that in last night and it helped. But I found it really curious that there was no rubber seal on the lower hole like the one I had put on the top. Now that I know I didn't put the oil hose on, it all makes a lot more sense.
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Try braking in your saw in a little bit before you start milling with it just so if there are any bugs that might pop up and give everything to go through some heat cycles. That's just something I would do.
 
I don't really have anything other than milling that needs doing. But I will try to find some other stuff to cut up to run it through some heat cycles. I have a good amount of short 4-6' logs that I am going to do first when I start milling to get the hang of it before jumping into the big stuff to also help with breaking in.
 
It's your saw. You putting that saw on it's side and running it down a log is pretty stressful. Cutting some rounds and letting it cool some then repeat a tank or two the farmertec will not give you any surprises. You can get the whole process done in an hour.

Put that fatty right on it's side and start milling you got a big chance of stuff going wrong. I have said it so many times I am tired of saying it. Use your eyes and ears as you go forward. I bet you pressure tested it so that's out of the realm.

Don't let your gas tank go below half while milling
 
Just checked out your website Bedford T, read a lot of good information there. I will be sure to do as you recommend as far as running some tanks through it before milling. Unfortunately, I hadn't done a proper pressure test while assembling the saw, as I just didn't have the tool necessary to do so. But I did block off the intake, impulse and exhaust and applied pressure to the crank and the cylinder held the pressure nicely. That was the best I could do without buying the leak down tester. So if I do have a leak, it is likely a small one but I am fairly confident that I do not. The saw idles nice, no fluttering. Ill be putting my tach on it when I repair the oil tube tonight to make sure my RPMs are as consistent as my ears say they are
 
gchamber said:
Just checked out your website Bedford T, read a lot of good information there. I will be sure to do as you recommend as far as running some tanks through it before milling. Unfortunately, I hadn't done a proper pressure test while assembling the saw, as I just didn't have the tool necessary to do so. But I did block off the intake, impulse and exhaust and applied pressure to the crank and the cylinder held the pressure nicely. That was the best I could do without buying the leak down tester. So if I do have a leak, it is likely a small one but I am fairly confident that I do not. The saw idles nice, no fluttering. Ill be putting my tach on it when I repair the oil tube tonight to make sure my RPMs are as consistent as my ears say they are
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Next time you start your saw squirt something flammable along the base of the cylinder and if the idle changes you have a leak. Not perfect. I bet 30% or more maybe 40% chance you have a leak between cylinder and case. It happens that often.. let us know how it all turns out. Hope you have as much fun as most of us do
 
gchamber said:
Just checked out your website Bedford T, read a lot of good information there. I will be sure to do as you recommend as far as running some tanks through it before milling. Unfortunately, I hadn't done a proper pressure test while assembling the saw, as I just didn't have the tool necessary to do so. But I did block off the intake, impulse and exhaust and applied pressure to the crank and the cylinder held the pressure nicely. That was the best I could do without buying the leak down tester. So if I do have a leak, it is likely a small one but I am fairly confident that I do not. The saw idles nice, no fluttering. Ill be putting my tach on it when I repair the oil tube tonight to make sure my RPMs are as consistent as my ears say they are
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Ass you are going to be using your saw for milling try to keep your rpm below 13,000 a safe rpm should be around 12,500 if I'm wrong someone else can give you a number.
 
well I got to put the oil tube in last night, and wouldn't you know it, my leak is fixed. thanks for the help!

started up the saw this morning and made a few cuts before work. saw ran fine but now the chain brake won't disengage. guess i'll have to take that side of the saw apart yet again tonight to figure out what went wrong

glad I didn't jump right into milling. should have realized that a shake down would be necessary to make sure all of the moving parts function like they aught to. glad to have the knowledge of people who have "been there, done that"!
 
gchamber said:
well I got to put the oil tube in last night, and wouldn't you know it, my leak is fixed. thanks for the help!

started up the saw this morning and made a few cuts before work. saw ran fine but now the chain brake won't disengage. guess i'll have to take that side of the saw apart yet again tonight to figure out what went wrong

glad I didn't jump right into milling. should have realized that a shake down would be necessary to make sure all of the moving parts function like they aught to. glad to have the knowledge of people who have "been there, done that"!
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yep and it gives it time to brake in before you get down and gritty with it.
 
So I fixed the chain brake issue. Turns out the retaining pin on the bottom of the brake band failed which allowed the band to shift and then bind. So I made a new pin and all seems to be working. I'm going to order a new one along with a new clutch cover and clutch just in case I created too much heat. But it's running and cutting now!

On a side note also, I sprayed some brake cleaner at the base of the cylinder and wasn't able to hear any audible change in idle. So I think I'm good there. But just curious, had I had an issue with it, what would be the solution?
 
gchamber said:
So I fixed the chain brake issue. Turns out the retaining pin on the bottom of the brake band failed which allowed the band to shift and then bind. So I made a new pin and all seems to be working. I'm going to order a new one along with a new clutch cover and clutch just in case I created too much heat. But it's running and cutting now!

On a side note also, I sprayed some brake cleaner at the base of the cylinder and wasn't able to hear any audible change in idle. So I think I'm good there. But just curious, had I had an issue with it, what would be the solution?
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How did the pin fail? You mean the missing pin? The same one I warned about? Good luck!
 
No I had a pin, but I had to grind it down to fit in the groove because it wasn't centered. But I guess it was too short by the time I was done and must have had enough room to slide all the way to one side or the other.
 

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